Spare Magazine For Nightstand Gun

[Trunk Monkey]

Maybe I missed it in the thread somewhere. Why does the magazine need to be in a pouch?

OCD. I'm afraid I'll knock it off the nightstand and damage it

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Strike plate and screws probably aren't an option if he's renting. Wedge bar could be though.

Using a wedge bar.

But you always train for the worst case. If the first idea of trouble I have is the front door breaking the bad guys will be in my bedroom about the time I get fully sat up in bed

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I, too, have a revolver as my go-to home defense gun, so I don't keep an extra magazine.

My grandfather, who was a marksmanship instructor at the Infantry School at Ft. Benning from 1933 through 1943, kept a 1911 pistol in the nightstand but did not keep a spare magazine with it. While I never specifically asked about a spare magazine, I did once ask him about whether eight bullets was enough. He said that if after having participated in training upwards of half-a-million men how to shoot that if eight bullets was not enough, he couldn't imagine any more would do him any good.

Stated numerous times in this thread extra ammunition isn't the point.

 

[Elkins45]

I used to keep a spare magazine on my nightstand. Now I just keep a second gun. In case of malfunction just grab another gun.

My nightstand handgun is only for the unlikely event they make it into my bedroom before I wake up. If I have a few seconds warning my shotgun in the corner is my primary defensive arm.

 

[Hanzo581]

Since I have a kid my pistol is in a quick access safe locked and loaded...spare mag is just sitting next to the safe. What worries you about the mag sitting there?

 

[bearcreek]

OCD. I'm afraid I'll knock it off the nightstand and damage it

Do you not do reload practice while standing? You should be dropping your magazines from higher than a nightstand on a regular basis. If the mag is fragile enough to get damaged from something as minor as a two foot fall like that you are in serious need of a different gun.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Do you not do reload practice while standing? You should be dropping your magazines from higher than a nightstand on a regular basis. If the mag is fragile enough to get damaged from something as minor as a two foot fall like that you are in serious need of a different gun.

I told you it's an OCD thing.

 

[bearcreek]

I told you it's an OCD thing.

I saw that. No chance of recovery then? Most people who say, "it's an OCD thing", are using it as a colloquialism. I assumed you weren't serious about actually having that disorder. You get what I'm saying though, right? Being concerned about a magazine getting damaged from falling off a night stand is totally illogical.

 

[FAS1]

Lost of different brands/styles available or just make your own. Top sits between mattress and box-springs.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I saw that. No chance of recovery then? Most people who say, "it's an OCD thing", are using it as a colloquialism. I assumed you weren't serious about actually having that disorder. You get what I'm saying though, right? Being concerned about a magazine getting damaged from falling off a night stand is totally illogical.

Yes I am aware that it's illogical. I'm also aware that if I just leave the magazine sitting on the nightstand it will keep me up all night

 

[psyopspec]

I have never seen a news repot regarding a home invasion in Middle America where multiple shots were fired by a home owner. I would be interested in any of these conflicts. These reports would be beneficial in choosing the right firearms.

Not middle America, but the best I can do in a few seconds of searching.

 

[bearcreek]

Yes I am aware that it's illogical. I'm also aware that if I just leave the magazine sitting on the nightstand it will keep me up all night

At least you recognize that you've got a problem. First step towards recovery! Where do you keep the pistol at night? Why not just keep the mag next to that?

 

[shafter]

Yes I am aware that it's illogical. I'm also aware that if I just leave the magazine sitting on the nightstand it will keep me up all night

You can't expect logical people to offer solutions to illogical problems. Put your mag in the nightstand drawer, or maybe use super glue. I'm sorry but that's all I got right now.

 

[Dog Soldier]

That seems to be a drug war High Jacking? I would be interested in a middle America home invasion. we could learn a lot regarding weapon preparedness. Thanks for you video.

 

[Kleanbore]

I would be interested in a middle America home invasion. we could learn a lot regarding weapon preparedness.

Why?

How?

I have been taking note of news reports of the unwelcome and unannounced criminal incursions into homes in St. Louis County, MO--and I think we can consider that to be in "Middle America"--for more than half a dozen years, approaching a decade.

Many occurred in upscale neighborhoods.

Most occurred during the daytime.

I do not recall a single instance in which fewer than two invaders were involved, and in many cases there were three, including the drivers.

In one case, the resident was fatally shot when she returned home. In all of the others of which I have taken note, the homes were occupied.

In two cases that I recall, the couples were at home and were surprised and bound. In a few, the residents defended themselves with firearms. In a few, the miscreants took off after changing their minds.

I have not learned "a lot regarding weapon preparedness" from those incidents, except to conclude that it is prudent to carry at home.

 

[Dog Soldier]

Great post some links. That sounds like a war Zone?

 

[Kleanbore]

War zone? No. Suburbia. Desirable neighborhoods. Real life.

Links? No. Links to run-of-the-mill news articles do not stay active for very long. Some of these go back to around 2008.

One would learn nothing about "weapon preparedness". Too many unknowns, too few equations.

 

[Dog Soldier]

Yes there seems to be a number of news articles about shootings in St. Louis. They seem to involve only a few shots fired.

http://fox2now.com/2014/06/10/one-person-dead-another-at-the-hospital/

 

[Kleanbore]

They seem to involve only a few shots fired.

I wouldn't draw any conclusions from that.

 

[psyopspec]

That seems to be a drug war High Jacking? I would be interested in a middle America home invasion. we could learn a lot regarding weapon preparedness. Thanks for you video.

Investigating law enforcement did not draw the drug war conclusion. For me, I've learned all sorts of things about weapons and tactics without being picky about geography. That your mileage varies is no matter to me, but you'll need to look for someone else to do your research for you.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

At least you recognize that you've got a problem. First step towards recovery! Where do you keep the pistol at night? Why not just keep the mag next to that?

Pistol is on the nightstand in a holster

 

[Trunk Monkey]

You can't expect logical people to offer solutions to illogical problems. Put your mag in the nightstand drawer, or maybe use super glue. I'm sorry but that's all I got right now.

What , exactly, is illogical about my OP? Please be specific.

I have been trained to have at least one reload on my person from day one. Unfortunately this is somewhat difficult in boxers. I want to keep a spare magazine on my nightstand but I'm concerned about it just laying in the open, I prefer to keep it in a mag pouch but I want to be able to access it one handed.

do you store a spare magazine on your nightstand? If so how?

Thank you

 

[mavracer]

I keep a small keyed safe on my nightstand, it has pistol, xtra mag and flashlight in it. I open te door when I go to bed and lock it in the morning.

Desantis makes a nice pocket mag pouch you could Velcro/tape to your nightstand.

 

[bearcreek]

What , exactly, is illogical about my OP? Please be specific.

He's not talking about the OP. You literally said that you knew it was illogical to be worried about knocking the magazine off the night stand. Keeping a magazine in a pouch because you're concerned about it breaking if it falls off a night stand is completely ridiculous. It's an illogical problem, so there's no logical answer.

 

[shafter]

What , exactly, is illogical about my OP? Please be specific.

I wasn't referring to your OP which was a legitimate question about where to place your self defense equipment to your best advantage. I'm referring to your fear of having a pistol magazine fall from your nightstand. A pistol magazine is easily capable of surviving a such a fall. They fall to the ground every time a mag change is done at the range.

I applaud you for taking good care of your equipment, but others have mentioned safes, mag pouches, bedside organizers, and the drawer itself, all good ideas, and yet here we are still going in circles.

Since you recognize that this is illogical I would suggest training yourself out of this portion of your OCD. If we can train animals to perform tricks and do their business outside I'm confident a rational, adult human can overcome this obsession. If you can't overcome a trivial and illogical problem how can you expect to overcome an armed home invader?